Hay Festival 2012: Alain de Botton: 'Religion is for all of us, not least non-believers'

Teachers and lecturers should be more like evangelical preachers to better
enthuse their students, claims the writer Alain de Botton.

Alain de Botton: "[Religion] is far too complex, subtle and interesting to be left to people who merely believe in it...it is for all of us, not least non-believers. There are so many bridges we can build between atheists and the religious worlds." Photo: Jay Williams